Ahoy there, Capsuleer!
This project began with a simple but ambitious question:
Can a solo pilot build a sustainable and meaningful life deep within EVE’s unpredictable wormhole space?
As a returning pilot, I’ve chosen to undertake this experiment on an Alpha clone, testing the limits of what’s achievable in wormhole space without Omega advantages.
Over time, this experiment evolved into a full-scale expedition in survival, adaptation, and self-sufficiency. My goal is to prove that life in wormhole space isn’t just possible for a solo pilot — it can be deeply rewarding.
Every day in WH space starts the same way: with uncertainty. You scan the system, chart connections, assess risks, and decide whether today brings profit, peril, or both. This blog follows that rhythm — the daily reality of life as a one-man expedition.
The first phase of this journey takes place in a Class 1 wormhole, focusing on establishing a foothold and achieving basic self-sufficiency. Over time, the scope will expand into C2 and C3 systems, exploring higher risks, greater rewards, and more complex logistics.
All posts here are drawn from real operational logs and private records. They’re published retrospectively — which means the story you read lags slightly behind the actual events. This delay lets me reconstruct each stage of the adventure with full context, accuracy, and reflection.
Eventually, the blog will catch up with real time, and the journey will continue in parallel with my ongoing exploration.
I hope you enjoy following this chronicle as much as I enjoy living — and writing — it.
Fly dangerous,
The Cosmic Nomad
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The Cruiser Concept: The Journey Begins
Pilot’s logbook extract – Day 1.
So, I’ve finally settled on a plan for solo colonization in a C1 wormhole.
I chose a cruiser — my old reliable Caracal, the ship that has carried me through countless sister missions in low-sec. I prepared two fittings for it: the first optimized for decent scanning, and the second for combat, with acceptable DPS.
The plan was to perform refits via a mobile depot, which I intended to hide inside a secured container at a safe spot in space (if only that were possible!) — containers can’t be scanned by probes. This same container would store loot, allowing me to occasionally haul it back to a trade hub.
Now… it’s time to set out and find my C1!
The first real experience in Cruiser
Pilot’s logbook extract, Day 2.
I began the search in my trusty scanning Heron, looking for a good C1 wormhole to settle in — something quiet enough to live in, but connected enough to make logistics possible. After a bit of wandering, I found one promising system and decided to stay there in the Heron for a couple of days, just to see if it was actually livable and (relatively!) safe.
The system I chose — my new C1 home — has a static to low-sec. Which means that unless I open a new hole myself, absolutely no one drops by. Not a soul. Yesterday I pulled in around 30 million ISK in loot in just half an hour. Later I scanned down an exit and opened a connection to a neighboring system. It turned out to be another C1, this one with a high-sec static… and of course, the moment I poked my nose in, a Stratios showed up. The Sisters’ cruiser. And naturally, he followed me straight back into my system.
I had to bounce to a safe spot and log off for a bit. Survival first!
Anyway — yesterday I finally moved my cruiser into the C1, just as planned. I took it out to run my very first combat anomaly inside a wormhole. And honestly? The ship performed beautifully. :
: My shield booster held just barely long enough for me to turn around and warp out without losing the ship. A perfect, elegant escape!
Introduction of Battlecruiser
== Extract from R&D Division Report: Evaluation of Cruiser-Class Efficiency in C1 Systems ==
The expedition has completed the first phase of an experiment focused on permanent solo habitation in a Class 1 wormhole system using a cruiser-class vessel. The initial concept relied on a mobile depot and a cargo container to enable rapid switching between two fittings: a scanning configuration and a combat configuration.
Summary conclusions: the concept has been deemed non-viable; however, a simpler and more practical approach has been identified.
Results of Phase One Testing
In addition to minor logistical issues—such as the loss of a cargo container that broke free from its anchor and drifted irretrievably into deep space—the expedition encountered three major strategic limitations:
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Limited combat effectiveness of the cruiser.
Testing confirmed that a T1 cruiser lacks sufficient firepower to complete all combat anomalies in C1 systems. The most challenging sites, whose difficulty approaches that of lower-tier C2 anomalies, proved particularly problematic.
While the ship’s tank was adequate to withstand the first two waves—allowing the combat pilot to disengage safely without risking hull loss—the third and final wave required significantly greater damage output and survivability. Calculations indicate that a T1 battlecruiser should be able to clear these anomalies without critical difficulty. -
Insufficient hacking capability.
Even when using specialized T1 scanning frigates, virus strength and coherence are not always sufficient to reliably hack data and relic sites within the C1–C3 range. In a cruiser-based scanning fit, hacking attempts were assessed as impractical and economically unjustified. -
Inefficient refitting logistics.
Refitting via a mobile depot was found to be inefficient. The time required to swap fittings exceeds that of switching to an alternate pilot. Moreover, the presence of a dedicated scanning alt within the system is considered mandatory for operational security: in the event of wormhole collapse, it is the only reliable means of locating a route back to the home system.
It was also determined that the total number of combat and exploration anomalies in C1 systems is insufficient even for a single active pilot. Over the long term, this renders the deployment of a permanent base (POS) in such systems impractical. Relocation to a Class 2 wormhole is therefore recommended.
== End of R&D Division Report Extract ==
The Admiral dimmed the report display and paused to reflect. A new wormhole operational model was beginning to take shape: a combination of a powerful battlecruiser for combat operations and a separate alt pilot dedicated to scanning and hacking, with modules and loot stored in a single shared cargo container.
The mobile depot might still serve a purpose—as a tool for refitting the combat ship into a salvage configuration—but this would require a separate assessment of potential profitability.
The next logical step would be to integrate ore and gas harvesting into the operation and, with it, to address the question of transportation. Once mining and gas extraction are introduced, cargo volumes increase sharply. Only after resolving these issues would it make sense to seriously consider relocation to a C2 system and the deployment of a permanent base.
<To be continued…>
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news division, operating from a long-forgotten J-system, reports: the experiment of living off a single cargo container is still ongoing – and so far, it appears to yield reasonable results.
– a passively fitted Drake – assigned to patrol local space has once again proven its worth. During a recent raid on an abandoned storage site of the ancient Sleepers civilization , the ship delivered an exceptional performance, clearing all three waves of hostile forces in under ten minutes.
, belonging to a wide range of pirate factions – from the blood-soaked Blood Raiders to the serpent-worshipping Serpentis.
, combining the functions of both a relic analyzer and a data analyzer into a single unit. Market rumors suggest that a single such module could be worth around 300 million ISK 
, and the discovered blueprint allows for the production of three copies.
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